Soon after returning to New York in October, Davis broke both legs in an automobile
accident (October
19). This kept him off the road until January, but there were several studio
sessions in November-December.
Apparently all of these tunes were recorded in a single session on November 29;
sometimes they are listed as spread over three sessions, November 29 ("Turnaround"
and "U-Turnaround"), November 30 (Untitled original), and December 1 ("Michael's
Tune").
The first appearance of the tune called "Turnaround"/"U-Turnaround" was as part
2 of the medley "Prelude" on Agharta (CBS/Sony SOPJ 92/3), and so it is
sometimes listed in earlier discographies as "Prelude, part 2" or just "Agharta
Prelude." Bill Laswell's Panthalassa (Columbia CK 67909, Sony SRCS 8457)
includes a 4:09 remix of some of this material, "Agharta Prelude Dub."
The choice of "Turnaround" as a title for this tune is unfortunate because it invites
confusion with "Turnaroundphrase," a staple of live performances from April 1973
until July 1975. For this reason I've stuck with the title "Agharta Prelude" on
subsequent dates where this tune was performed.
On "Michael's Tune" only Lawson (keyb), Henderson (el-b, voc), and Foster (d) are
audible. Several vocal tracks are overdubbed.
Thanks to Jan Lohmann for help with this session.
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